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Toxic Talk Tuesday 10/25/11

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12 years 6 months ago #1 by Laura
Toxic Talk Tuesday 10/25/11 was created by Laura
Hi Andrea and thanks for your Tuesday talks! I have 2 questions and a comment: 1) What did you put into your kitchen/bathroom soaps to make them more sudsy? (DH isn't too impressed with the suds of the Castille Soap) , 2) Do you know any essential oil blends that smell like Gain or other familiar "clean" fragrances and 3) I have made Vinegar of 4 Thieves (recipe from another herb store) for a mosquito repellant. It really works, but they advise a dilution of the concoction with water in a spray bottle. And, contrary to what one might think, you will not smell like a salad all day long. The vinegar dissipates! No DEET!! I've even read articles of the use of Vof 4T for pest repellant for animals (horses and dogs). Avoid the eyes.

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12 years 6 months ago #2 by Andrea Fabry
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Laura,
Good point on the Vinegar. There were conflicting recipes about diluting...I don't dilute it and I love it...but I will add it to the post that dilution may be a good idea. Thanks!

Hmmmm...GREAT question about the Gain! Anyone else have any ideas? I'm wondering about lemon, orange, and vanilla...but I've not researched this.

I bought foaming handsoap bottles...and can't BELIEVE how sudsy it is! It must be how specific the bottle is for this purpose. I only use a couple of tablespoons of the castile soap.

Without a foaming bottle it is definitely less sudsy unless you rub your hands together HARD. :)

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